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URBANE PUBLICATIONS 2015 Catalogue

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Are you always searching for that next great book, the joy of discovering a new author, thrilling new worlds and characters, or simply enjoying the printed and digital page?

We are; so much so that we decided to start sharing our love of words with you. Urbane Publications is a new and exciting independent publisher dedicated to developing and producing the books you want to read – hip, contemporary, ground-breaking fiction and non-fiction designed to entertain, excite, and engage.

Our goal is to find daring, aspirational and exciting new authors and publish them for an enthusiastic and knowledgeable audience. The company is founded on collaboration – collaborating with the writer to create the best work possible and collaborating with our readership to publish the books they want. That’s why we decided to start our own publishing house, because our goal is to publish the work you want to read – once we’ve enjoyed reading it too!

Words always have the power and potential to challenge, involve, inspire – and we live them at

Urbane Publications. This is a journey of discovery, finding new voices, defining new genres,

and most importantly creating the words people want to read. At Urbane Publications we love books. We know you do too. Join us and dive into some extraordinary words.

Matthew Smith, Managing DirectorUrbane Publications

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FINDING NEW VOICES

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defining new genres

forthcoming fiction titles 4forthcoming non-fiction titles 16backlist fiction 20backlist non-fiction 25e-books ONLY 27


PUB DATE: 6 July 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-379-5PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Thriller fictionBIC CODE: FHD/FHPREGIONS: World

Love, deception and murder dominate as Prague becomes the centre of international intrigue and shadowy organizations battle for power

over a nation’s future. A contemporary international political thriller in the best traditions of Le Carre and Robert Harris.

Prague 2015. Herbert Biely, aged hero of the Prague Spring, stands on the brink of an historic victory, poised to reunite the Czech and Slovak Republics twenty-six years after the Velvet Revolution. The imminent Czech elections are the final stage in realising his dream of reunification, but other parties have their own agendas and plans for the fate of the region. A shadowy collective, masked as an innocuous European Union Institute, will do anything to preserve the status quo.

Institute operative Peter Lowe’s mission is to prevent reunification by the most drastic of measures. Yet Peter is not all that he seems – a deeply troubled man, desperate to escape the past, his resentment towards himself, his assignment and his superiors deepens as he questions not just the cause, but his growing feelings for the mission target.

As alliances shift and the election countdown begins, Prague becomes the focal point for intrigue on an international scale. The body count rises, options fade, and Peter’s path to redemption is clouded in a maelstrom of love, deception and murder.

ESCAPE TO PERDITIONjames silvester

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EDEN BURNINGdeiRdre quIery

Prize-winning author Deirdre Quiery writes from experience in creating this compelling novel of family loyalties, love, faith and murder set

against the backdrop of the Troubles of Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland, 1972. On the Crumlin Road, Belfast, the violent

sectarian Troubles have forced Tom Martin to take drastic measures to protect his family.

Across the divide William McManus pursues his own particular bloody code, murdering for a cause.

Yet both men have underestimated the power of love and an individual’s belief in right and wrong, a belief that will shake the lives of both families with a greater impact than any bomb blast.

This is a compelling, challenging story of conflict between and within families – driven by religion, belief, loyalty and love. In a world deeply riven by division, how can any individual transcend the seemingly inevitable violence of their very existence?

• TheauthoristhewinneroftheAlexander Imich Prize in the USA and the UK’s Birmingham Trophy Prize.

Based in Mallorca where she runs Seven Rocks Consulting, a leadership development consultancy she founded with her husband, Deirdre Quiery brings her vast experience of emotional intelligence and mindfulness to bear in her creative endeavours.

PUB DATE: 10 August 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-390-0PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Historical fictionBIC CODE: FA/FVREGIONS: World

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BBilly and the Devil is the startling debut novel from Dean Lilleyman, and presents the emotive and challenging story of Billy and his

battle with alcoholism.In 2002, Dean Lilleyman, drunk, left a

warehouse job and went home. He stayed at home for six months and got sober. Then he went to college to get some qualifications (at the age of 35).

By 2013, he’d won several awards for his writing, been awarded an MA scholarship, written a novel, and lectured in creative writing at a university.

“Brilliantly evoked in all its sordid detail, black humour, demented courage, and alienation.”

Jane Rogers, author of Mr Wroe’s Virgins and Promised Lands

“Billy and the Devil is a completely convincing character study. Said Billy is a laugh, a tart, a drunk, and more. Dean Lilleyman uses various writerly and unmannerly techniques to show us the many ages and faces of his loveable and detestable anti-hero. The book is tender, funny, sad and grotesque – but however gruelling Billy’s descent becomes, it bleeds its own dark poetry. Here, dirty realism has left Los Angeles for Chesterfield, where it finds itself at a garden barbeque drinking Leibfraumilch and barley wine. Terrific.”

Matthew Clegg, author of West North East

billy and the devildean lilleyman

PUB DATE: 1 August 2015ISBN: 978-1-91069-233-2PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 256 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Contemporary literary fictionBIC CODE: FAREGIONS: World

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A sharp and original fantasy debut from Sara Bain, The Sleeping Warrior boasts a feisty female lead in Libby Butler, action galore,

fabulous plot twists and a paranormal romance at its heart that’s both fantastical and believable.

Libby Butler’s life is a mess. Her career as a solicitor in a prestigious London law firm is going nowhere fast, just like the ill-advised affair with her boss. Then a terrifying, life-threatening encounter with the notorious Vampire Killer, a knife-wielding serial murderer, leaves Libby with her courage and confidence shattered.

Desperate to pick up the pieces of her life, duty calls Libby to the cells of a Metropolitan police station. There she meets mysterious and enigmatic stranger Gabriel Radley, a man on intimate terms with danger and who has a habit of disappearing from police custody. Gabriel is searching for a Stone he has lost, its value beyond human imagination that will help bring a ‘monster’ to justice. When Libby agrees to help him find the Stone she senses a chance at redemption, but unwittingly plunges headfirst into a series of events that threaten to tear her world apart.

PUB DATE: 1 August 2015ISBN: 978-1-91069-236-3PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 384 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Fantasy, ParanormalBIC CODE: FM/FMRREGIONS: World

The Sleeping Warriorsara bain

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tess Rosa Ruiz is a powerful new voice on the American literary scene redolent of Kerouac and Rollins in a battle of words.

. Freefall into Us is a compelling collection of unique poetry and prose that provides an emotional mosaic of the path of relationships.This is a raw and visceral insight into how

women and men desire, need, want – and ultimately love each other – in the most beautiful, passionate and honest ways.

The carefully structured flow of poetry and short stories provides the reader with a constantly challenging and engaging snapshot of humanity, leading them through different stages of desire, sex, lust, obsession and passion in adult relationships.

The book is already receiving coverage and interest, particularly amongst leading female bloggers and literary zines, for its forthright, emotive style and explicit and contentious content.

“Provocative stories that are earthy, sensual and compelling along with prose that makes you think. Tess Rosa Ruiz is a writer worth watching .”

Paul La Rosa“Tess is a new, elegant voice in short

fiction and poetry. We’ll be hearing from her for a long time.”

Terrence McCauley,Award winning crime author

PUB DATE: 21 September 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-326-9PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 288 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Short fiction and poetry BIC CODE: FYB/DCREGIONS: World

FREEFALL inTO USTESs ROSA RUIZ

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PUB DATE: 14 September 2015ISBN: 978-1-91069-200-4PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 384 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Crime fiction BIC CODE: FF/FHREGIONS: World

after a 20 year break, bestselling legal-eagle crime author Simon Michael is back with The Brief, a thrilling tale of murder, greed and

a barrister on the run, desperate to clear his name and find his wife’s killer.

Simon Michael, bestselling author of The Cut Throat - the first of the Charles Holborne series, based on Simon’s own experiences at the criminal Bar - is back with 60s set legal thriller The Brief.

Barrister Charles Holborne has disowned his traditional Jewish upbringing and is leading a successful career as a barrister in swinging 60s London.

But when his glamorous wife is found brutally murdered, Holborne is charged with her murder.

Escaping the police he goes on the run, finding sanctuary amongst the Jewish community he rejected.

Aided by the beautiful Rachel Golding, a contact from his past, Holborne fights to clear his name, and find the real killer.

Packed with tension, compelling characters and a wonderfully rendered 60s atmosphere, the book will appeal to fans of Michael Dibdin, John Mortimer and Colin Dexter. • Intelligent,fast-pacedandoriginalthriller from a crime writer with a proven track record• Honestportrayalofanti-Semitismamongst the echelons of power and polite society in 60s Britain• Thefirstofaseriesofnovelsstarringthe likeable and smart lead character Charles Holborne.

the briefSIMON MICHAEL

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PUB DATE: 1 October 2015ISBN: 978-1-910692-21-9PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Romance, ParanormalBIC CODE: FMR, FRDREGIONS: World

paranormal romance is a rapidly growing genre, and Tracey-anne McCartney’s assured debut has already secured a loyal fanbase

through a focused web and social media campaign. Join Bea on her journey as she uncovers the truth of her past via a carpet of purple flowers.

Bea lives a simple life residing in a SW London second-hand bookshop. The shop’s trivial daily conversations, local faces and ordinary calm was all she desired – but that was all about to change.

No-one expects to bump into supernatural beings, let alone two opposing sects of a forgotten race. Bea’s quiet existence turns into turmoil as she slowly starts to unravel a secret past, a lost history in which love, revenge, betrayal, magic, power and karma are not mere cycles of a soul, but a sacred journey upon a web of many possibilities.

The future is not set in stone, and the choices that Bea makes ripple through the cosmos. As the secret unfolds she realises that no matter what form your soul takes there are consequences for your actions.

a carpet of purple FLOWERSTRACEY-ANNEMCCARTNEY

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Sara Bain’s second novel is a thrilling traditional ghost story in the best traditions of M.R.James and Susan Hill.

Five years after the death of his wife, MacAoidh Armstrong moves into a smallholding in southern Scotland with the intention of living a self-sufficient existence.

Although he’s heard the steading has a reputation for being haunted, the pragmatic Highlander does not believe in ghosts.

There follows a series of bizarre and terrifying occurrences which defy all logical and scientific explanation, compelling MacAoidh to find the reasons for this unnatural phenomena before they threaten not only his sanity, but his very life….

Based on the traditional and well known Scottish account of the Rerrick Parish Poltergeist, published by the minister who performed the exorcism in 1695.

The ghost tree is all that remains of the original Ring of Stocking (that’s the actual tree on the cover).

PUB DATE: 1 October 2015ISBN: 978-1-91069-224-0PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Paranormal, Horror, RomanceBIC CODE: FKREGIONS: World

The GHOST TREEsara bainA haunted manA dying treeA lost boyA murderous entity

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PUB DATE: 1 November 2015ISBN: 978-1-910692-30-1PRICE: £14.99EXTENT: 384 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format hardbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Memoir, Gender Studies, FashionBIC CODE: BGA/BMREGIONS: World

bound Feet Blues is the very personal story of bestselling novelist and acclaimed performer Yang-May Ooi.

A groundbreaking and wonderfully unconventional memoir, Bound Feet Blues is a performance in book form, interweaving personal stories, cultural reflections and a multi-faceted exploration of what it means to be a woman.

In Chinese tradition, women with tiny bound feet were desirable as wives and lovers, their delicate feet seen as objects of both status and sexual fetish.

What can the ancient tradition of footbinding tell us about the role of women beneath the gaze of men and the relationship between mothers & daughters?

Drawing on her own history Yang-May creates a layered tapestry of meaning and exploration, deftly exploring themes of female desirability, identity and empowerment while giving the reader a compelling insight into her own incredible story.

Yang-May Ooi is a creative artist, award winning TEDx speaker, performer, and the bestselling author of The Flame Tree (Hodder) and Mindgame.

BOUND FEET BLUESYANG-MAY OOI

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aweird and wonderful gothic tale that will enthral any fan of Mervyn Peake and magical realism. The Stubbs will terrify and delight

every reader. By turns thrilling, disturbing and seductive.

The turn of the last century and Theodore Stubb’s manor house resides in the quirky village of Muchmarsh. A renowned entomologist, he is often within the attic adding another exotic specimen to his extensive collection of insects. But Theodore is also a master hypnotist, holding the household in thrall to his every whim.

Theodore’s daughter-in-law Eleanor is a haunted figure, believing that her stillborn child Alastair lives and hides in the shadows. Then she falls pregnant again, but this time by the hypnotic coercion and wicked ravishment of Theodore. A dreadful act begets terrible secrets, and thirteen years later the boy Alastair Stubb begins to lose his identity….it is not long before mystery, intrigue and murder follow gleefully in his wake.

The Unusual Possession of Alastair Stubb is a gothic terror of the highest order, delivering a dream-like and hallucinatory reading experience that promises to reveal secrets both disturbing and astonishing.

Do you dare meet the Stubbs?

PUB DATE: 1 November 2015ISBN: 978-1-910692-34-9PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Gothic Fiction, Magical RealismBIC CODE: FM, FKREGIONS: World

TheUNUSUAL POSSESSIONOF ALASTAIR STUBB

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meet Anthony Knivet: baker, translator, man of words and indispensable advisor to celebrated English generals and

Portuguese governors alike… not to mention the kings of several Brazilian tribes.

A swashbuckling Elizabethan adventure.Roebuck is based on the true story of

Knivet’s escapades in South America during the 1590s when, desperate to prove his worth to his father and his betrothed, he embarks with Thomas Cavendish on the explorer’s ill-fated circumnavigation of the globe.

Portuguese colonists capture him and want to hang him as a heretic and cannibals wait in the jungle with a hankering for his flesh.

But Knivet is determined to carve a name for himself in this New World, despite the bizarre, unsavoury and sometimes just plain evil characters that stand in his way.

Whether acting as interpreter elect for the sadistic Cavendish, confidant to the devout but dangerous Governor of Rio de Janeiro, or the guide upon which the entire Portuguese army comes to depend, he strives for the recognition he believes he is due.

Finally, deep in the jungle, he does find his calling: inciting the tribes to unite, rise up against their Portuguese oppressors and thus change the history of Brazil forever. • WillappealtofansofCJSansom,Jonathan Digby and Lloyd Shepherd.• LukeWatersonisaleadingtravelwriter for Lonely Planet and Rough Guides.

PUB DATE: 1 December 2015ISBN: 978-1-91069-238-7PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Historical fiction BIC CODE: FV/FQREGIONS: World

ROEBUCKLUKE WATERSON

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PUB DATE: 26 October 2015ISBN: 978-1-910692-73-8PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 296 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Thriller, CrimeBIC CODE: FF/FHREGIONS: World

“Hugh Fraser’s Harm is the perfect combination of action, mystery and intrigue. It also features

some superbly constructed characters, that develop over the course of the story - which is a rarity in mystery novels.”

Harm is the debut crime novel by well-known actor Hugh Fraser.

Notting Hill 1956: Fifteen-year-old Rina is scavenging and stealing to support her siblings and her alcoholic mother. When a local gangster attacks her younger sister, Rina wreaks revenge and kills him. Innocence betrayed, Rina faces the brutality of the post-war London underworld - a world that teaches her how to kill.

Acapulco 1974: Rina Walker is on assignment. Just another quick, clean kill. She wakes to discover her employer’s severed head on her bedside table, and a man with an AK 47 coming through the door of her hotel room. She needs all her skills to survive as a Mexican drug boss needs her beauty and ruthless expertise to eliminate an inconvenient member of the government.

“Utterly charged with drama and suspense, I found it unputdownable! I loved it and long to hear the next instalment of Rina. What a surprise coming from the mild mannered Capt Hastings! More please Mr Fraser!”

Hugh Fraser is best known for playing Captain Hastings in Agatha Christie’s Poirot and the Duke of Wellington in Sharpe’ His films include Patriot Games, 101 Dalmatians, The Draughtsman’s Contract and Clint Eastwood’s Firefox.

Harm is his first novel.

HARMhugh fraser


PUB DATE: 1 August 2015ISBN: 978-1-91069-227-1PRICE: £12.99EXTENT: 256 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: British politicsBIC CODE: JP/JPHREGIONS: World

Leading political journalist Nicholas Jones presents a personal A-Z of election highlights from fifty years of political reporting, providing

readers with a unique insight into key developments in British politics, up to and including the May 2015 election.

Jones was a parliamentary and political reporter for The Times in the late 1960s and joined the BBC in the mid-1970s where he was political correspondent for thirty years. In his A-Z he draws on his experiences of reporting a dozen general elections.

He offers a selection of untold stories and commentaries on political intrigues and changing political fortunes, from the Wilson and Callaghan era, through the Thatcher decade, the Premierships of John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and on to the unprecedented post-war coalition government led by David Cameron.

From election battle buses to the shadowy world of election fixers, from the pitfalls of campaigning to the highs and lows of an election results night, Jones reflects on fifty years of political unpredictability and the love-hate relationship between politicians and the media and offers a welcome perspective on momentous elections of the past.

THEELECTION A-ZNICHOLAS JONES

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Bestselling author Andreas Loizou delivers the first in a groundbreaking new series of concise, forthright and practical

titles that give you the real skills you need to succeed in business .

Business writing is often terrifying. Many of us get blocked, lost, anxious and confused when forced to put our thoughts into words. In our frantic, numbers-driven world, the importance of clear writing is often over-looked. Here are the tools and techniques to improve the quality and speed of your writing. Whether it’s a two-line email or a two-hundred page report, your communication skills will rocket and you’ll have the toolbox you require to pitch effectively whatever your business. Learn how to attract readers and, once they’re completely in your thrall, turn them into loyal followers. Your confidence will grow as you learn how to structure and plan your writing. You’ll get clear messages across quickly. And you’ll do it with style.• BestsellingauthorofTheDevil’sDeal• Completelypractical,packedwithexamples, tips, exercises, and working case studies• IncludesadvicefromleadingCEOsfrom the worlds of banking, finance, advertising, marketing and IT.

PUB DATE: 1 October 2015ISBN: 978-1-910692-45-5PRICE: £7.99EXTENT: 172 PagesDIMENSIONS: 178x111 mm paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Business, Marketing , ManagementBIC CODE: KJMREGIONS: World

SMACK MY PITCH UP!andreas loizou

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THE BRAIN ALWAYS WINSJOHN SULLIVAN AND CHRIS PARKER

a groundbreaking new self-development text that shows you how you can truly achieve well-being and performance

optimisation.Written by leading US performance

psychologist John Sullivan and communications and influence expert Chris Parker, this innovative book, based on the most up-to-date and rigorous scientific research, teaches you how to train your brain for success whilst maintaining your wellbeing. It’s an essential read for everyone who needs to maximise their performance, manage pressure and achieve very specific outcomes whilst managing their wellbeing, including, business leaders, sportsmen and women, educators, students, healthcare professionals, military personnel and others in high-pressure, high-performance environments.

The bottom line is: the brain always wins. We now have significant scientific evidence that it is possible to train the brain, measure it and identify outcomes; that this secondary processing creates the most positive results.

PUB DATE: 1 November 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-373-3PRICE: £12.99EXTENT: 240 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Self help/ psychologyBIC CODE: VS/VSPMREGIONS: World

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PUB DATE: 1 November 2015ISBN: 978-1-910692-39-4PRICE: £7.99EXTENT: 240 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Memoir, Self HelpBIC CODE: BM, VXHREGIONS: World

an emotional, honest, warm and humorous account of one woman’s battle with breast cancer – and how her experiences can

inspire all those whose lives are touched by cancer.

Award-winning writer Jackie Buxton began her successful blog to write about life as a mother, wife and author…but it soon had a much more serious purpose.

In 2013 Jackie was diagnosed with breast cancer and the blog became not only a place to share her experiences as she battled the disease, but an inspirational forum for cancer suffers and their families to find advice, support and hope.

In collaboration with two leading cancer charities Jackie is now sharing her experiences with others in the hope of providing positive and practical advice and support for all those dealing or facing the trauma of cancer.• AllproceedsfromthesaleofTeaandChemo will go to two incredibly important charities, whose compassionate care and professionalism make the difference to so many lives – The Haven, and the Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre.• JackieBuxtonanesteemedwriterand a judge on the BBC 500 Words writing competition• BasedonJackie’smulti-awardwinning blog Agenthood and Submissionville.

TEA & CHEMOJACKIE BUXTON


PUB DATE: 20 February 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-372-6PRICE: £7.99EXTENT: 192 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: MemoirBIC CODE: BM/VXHREGIONS: World

More Life, Please! is a unique new self-development text that will give you six easy

steps to ‘getting more’ from your life.

Using the highly effective P6PROP® performance model, Christian Marcolli takes you from adequate to astounding in easy to follow and practical steps, changing your life for the better, and helping you engage more positively with everyone you interact with.

BREATHING OUTkaren hockney

PUB DATE: 20 February 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-370-2PRICE: £6.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Historical fictionBIC CODE: FV/FQREGIONS: World

the strongholdalbrecht behmel

PUB DATE: 30 March 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-393-1PRICE: £12.99EXTENT: 208 PagesDIMENSIONS: Square royal paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Trade BusinessBIC CODE: VS/VSPMREGIONS: World

more life pleasedr christian marcolli

You’ve got cancer are not the words you expect to hear when you’re a 40-something marathon

running fitness freak who has never even smoked a cigarette.

This is a cancer survivor’s memoir with a difference.

The book is full of practical advice, meticulous research and knowledge garnered from Karen Hockney’s journey, punctuated by hope, positivity and a smattering of very funny black humour.

Albrecht Behmel’s authoritative reinvention of the William Tell legend is a masterful historical

novel, blending myth and fact to craft a compelling page turner of love, honour, adventure and revenge based on an iconic and instantly recognisable historical character.

An award-winning playwright and novelist, Behmel is a bestselling author in Germany and Switzerland. This is his first English language novel.

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PUB DATE: 3 April 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-352-8PRICE: £7.99EXTENT: 240 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackCATEGORY: Romantic fiction, contemporary fictionBIC CODE: FRD/FAREGIONS: World

P J Whiteley, who writes non-fiction as Philip Whiteley, turns his hand to romantic comedy.

His first fiction novel Close of Play centres on perennial themes of the human condition: love, loss, hope, life choices and that nagging feeling in the back of the mind that this relationship stuff is all very confusing.

close of playPJ whiteley

PUB DATE: 30 April 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-396-2PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 420 PagesDIMENSIONS: B format paperbackCATEGORY: Crime/Thriller, Humour, Contemporary fictionBIC CODE: FF/FHREGIONS: World

T he third book in the bestselling Kind Hearts and Martinets trilogy, an off the wall crime comedy

trilogy starring quirky hero DI Jack Austin. This is a comedy, a crime thriller, a tongue in cheek conspiracy and a love story that veers to the darker side of life, in the style of Tom Sharpe and Jasper Fforde.

a barrow boy’s Cadenzapete adams

PUB DATE: 1 June 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-358-0PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 288 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: 6 artworksCATEGORY: Contemp fictionBIC CODE: FA/FRDREGIONS: World

beauty, love and justicealcina faraday

A stunning debut novel from author Alcina Faraday, uniquely international in style

and structure, with characters that will stay with you long after the final page. Gay power couples, scheming scientists, the ambitious and morally ambiguous art world and a focus on topical issues.

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PUB DATE: 13 April 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-382-5PRICE: £12.99EXTENT: 240 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formathardbackCATEGORY: Fiction,contemporary fictionBIC CODE: FA/ANBREGIONS: World

Sod the bitches!steven berkoff

PUB DATE: 1 June 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-377-1PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 240 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackCATEGORY: ContemporaryfictionBIC CODE: FAREGIONS: World

LEAVESJohn simmons

Leaves is a perfectly observed slice of realistic fiction, charting the lives and loves of a range of

wonderfully realized characters, and introducing readers to a set of well-recognised themes that are presented in a wholly original way. Akin to Graham Swift in style and tone, this is a stunningly powerful piece of fiction.

Themes that haunt the Berkoff canon are present in this startling novel, from his use of crude

street patter to discussion of sex wars; class wars; dislocation and abandonment of love in a thankless and unyielding world. This is a challenging, brutally honest novel that will inspire, enrage and divide – and live on long after the final word.

PUB DATE: 30 March 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-345-0PRICE: £7.99EXTENT: 128 PagesDIMENSIONS: 178x111mmpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: PoetryBIC CODE: DC/DCFREGIONS: World

the city foxchris parker

The City Fox is a compelling and contemporary new poetry collection from the author of Influence and

The Diego Masciaga Way. In this collection of engaging, emotive and thought-provoking poems, a writer and communications expert Chris Parker explores the relationship between community, communication and learning.

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PUB DATE: November 2012ISBN: 978-1-90927-379-5PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Romantic comedyBIC CODE: FRD/FAREGIONS: World

remember to breathesimon pont

Remember to Breathe is a rom-com and rites of passage story, a tale of taking on life in your late

20s, that time when you think you know everything, but slowly come to appreciate you know little to nothing. It is Bridget Jones from the other side of the gender divide, the story of Samuel Grant.

PUB DATE: May 2015ISBN: 9-781-90927-309-2PRICE: £7.99EXTENT: 272 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Literary fictionBIC CODE: FRD/FAREGIONS: World

being someoneadrian harvey

The debut novel from exciting new writing talent Adrian Harvey, Being Someone is a

thought-provoking relationship drama that dares the reader to question just how much we know about ourselves and the people we share our lives with. Is love truly the answer? Can we rewrite our story to guarantee a happy ending?

PUB DATE: June 2014ISBN: 978-1-90927-312-2PRICE: £6.99EXTENT: 384 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Crime fictionBIC CODE: FHD/FHPREGIONS: World

blood of the rosekevin murray

London, 1986. A newspaper editor is horrifically murdered, his death quickly followed by a

series of more brutal, and often bizarre, slayings. The new crime novel author Kevin Murray, Blood of the Rose is a classic page turning thriller aimed squarely at fans of investigative crime fiction and exciting police procedurals.

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PUB DATE: March 2014ISBN: 978-1-90927-306-1 PRICE: £6.99EXTENT: 360 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Thriller fictionBIC CODE: FHD/FHPREGIONS: World

influencechris parker

Marcus Kline is the world’s leading authority on communication and influence. He can tell

what you are thinking. He can see inside you. when a series of murder victims bear the horrific hallmarks of an intelligent and remorseless serial killer, Detective Inspector Peter Jones turns to Marcus for help – and everything changes.

PUB DATE: November 2013ISBN: 978-1-90927-330-3PRICE: £19.99EXTENT: 240 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: EducationBIC CODE: JNFR?JNKREGIONS: World

International Mindednesslesley p stagg

PUB DATE: July 2013ISBN: 978-1-90927-315-3PRICE: £6.99EXTENT: 620 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Thriller fictionBIC CODE: FHD/FHPREGIONS: World

angolan clanchristopher lowery

A thought-provoking examination of contemporary global education, with top

professionals and academics providing unique insights into the future of international schooling in a globalised world. Brought together for the first time by leading educationalist Lesley P. Stagg,

A fantastic new international action thriller. The Angolan Clan takes the reader

on a terrifying roller coaster ride from past to present and back again. It is a deadly intercontinental treasure hunt laced with mystery deceit and murder, in the best traditions of Frederick Forsyth, Clive Cussler and Wilbur Smith.

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PUB DATE: 30 May 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-361-0PRICE: £12.99EXTENT: 224 PagesDIMENSIONS: B form paperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Business/manage-ment/leadershipBIC CODE: KJMB/KJHREGIONS: World

F ollowing the success of his previous book, The Commando Way, Royal Marine and successful

international business consultant Damian McKinney delves deeper into the links and lessons of achieving high performance in the military and business worlds and unleashing the commando entrepreneur.

CommandoEntrepreneurdamian mckinney

PUB DATE: 30 March 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-367-2PRICE: £7.99EXTENT: 144 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Trade BusinessBIC CODE: KJS/KJNREGIONS: World

FAST TRACK TO SUCCESSFUL SELLINGrichard denny

Written by one of the world’s leading sales gurus, Fast Track to Successful Selling

explains how to put winning techniques into action, featuring advice on getting a sale, turning a customer into an ambassador, and building a positive attitude.

PUB DATE: 30 March 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-385-6PRICE: £16.99EXTENT: 208 PagesDIMENSIONS: Royal hardbackILLUSTRATIONS: 40 photosCATEGORY: Politics/history/gen-derBIC CODE: JP/HBTBREGIONS: World

PARLIAMENTARY PIONEERSMARY HONEYBALL

A compelling account of the trailblazers who laid the foundations for women having an

influential voice in the House of Commons.

Written by MEP and authoritative spokesperson on women’s rights, the book tells the story of the issues these first MPs championed.

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PUB DATE: November 2014ISBN: 978-1-90927-348-1PRICE: £12.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: HBK, 196x129mmILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Customer serviceBIC CODE: KJSU/KNSREGIONS: World

Diego Masciaga Waychris parker

Chris Parker, an expert in communications and influence, The Diego Masciaga Way explains

the philosophy of the legenday director and restaurant manager of the Waterside Inn and his very practical approach to understanding, creating and, more importantly, maintaining exceptional customer service.

PUB DATE: 30 May 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-320-7PRICE: £12.99EXTENT: 288 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: 20 cartoonsCATEGORY: Trade businessBIC CODE: KJ/KJMDREGIONS: World

MOTEDavid WethEy

Meetings appear central to the way process works in the vast majority of

organisations – and no-one seems to want to tell the truth about them. Mote is that better meeting and a life-changing way forward. When you learn how to mote you open up the pathways to business success. Empower people and inspire innovation.

PUB DATE: 6 July 2015ISBN: 978-1-90927-379-5PRICE: £8.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: B formatpaperbackILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Thriller fictionBIC CODE: FHD/FHPREGIONS: World

T he first book in the series looks at some of the most pressing and topical issues affecting

the world today, from the clash of religions and cultures in a globalised world to the growing dominance of technology. It will explain what a wicked problem is, why they occur and make the case for an Integral Coherence approach.

wicked and wisealan watkins& ken wilber

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PUB DATE: June 2014ISBN: 978-1-90927-318-4PRICE: £5.99EXTENT: 320 PagesDIMENSIONS: Digital Format only, ePub, MobiILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACAT: Urban Fantasy, Sci FiBIC CODE: FM/FLREGIONS: World

wordscapistarpan panicker

PUB DATE: March 2014ISBN: 978-1-90927-388-7 PRICE: £5.99EXTENT: 240 PagesDIMENSIONS: Digital format only, ePub, MobiILLUSTRATIONS: N/ACATEGORY: Public AffairsBIC CODE: KNTJ/KJSPREGIONS: World

public affairsstuart thomson

Everything you say is true… somewhere. But for Slick the notion of what is true is becoming very blurred.

He always knew the world was one of constant change. He just didn’t expect that change to include witnessing a demon tearing off the head of a stranger. That’s the kind of change that could lead to hearing voices in your head.

Aunique and compelling collection of author Stuart Thomson’s personal picks from his

popular series of blog posts. Each provides a fascinating insight into the political situation of the time and in many cases proving vital for our current understanding of the contemporary public affairs and campaigning landscape.

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